Crime Rates at Demage Lane South, Upton, Chester, CH2 1EQ

Demage Lane South area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 90 local areas in Chester City & the Garden Quarter , and the 400th lowest crime rate of 1,160 local areas in Cheshire West and Chester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Demage Lane South (CH2 1EQ) in the last 12 months was 27.2 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% lower than the Chester City & the Garden Quarter average (230.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Demage Lane South (CH2 1EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Linksway, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsmead (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.